Eric Owens, Bass, in Act I of Wagner's 'Die Walküre' with Dallas Symphony Orchestra May 16-19, 2013

Eric Owens

Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Maestro van Zweden continues his exploration of opera in concert with one of Wagner's most recognized masterworks. Sweeping musical mythology comes alive in the splendor of the Meyerson, with stirring melodies and pulse-racing drama.

Jaap van Zweden, conductor
Heidi Melton, soprano
Clifton Forbis, tenor
Eric Owens, bass

WAGNER Prelude to Act 1 of Lohengrin
WAGNER Prelude to Act 3 of Lohengrin
WAGNER Prelude to Die Meistersinger
WAGNER Die Walküre, Act 1

Eric Owens

May 16-19, 2013

Wagner: Die Walküre, Act 1

Texas Instruments Classical Series

Acclaimed for his commanding stage presence and inventive artistry, Grammy Award®-winning American bass-baritone Eric Owens has carved a unique place in the contemporary opera world as both an esteemed interpreter of classic works and a champion of new music. Equally at home in concert, recital and opera performances, Owens continues to bring his powerful poise, expansive voice and instinctive acting faculties to stages around the world.

During the 2011-2012 season, Owens appeared in recital with Robert Spano at Zankel Hall, the centerpiece of a coast-to-coast recital tour that also features pianist Craig Rutenberg. He returned to Carnegie Hall twice more in the spring: with the Boston Symphony in Beethoven's Missa Solemnis, and as Jochanaan in a concert version of Salome with the Cleveland Orchestra, under the baton of Franz Welser-Möst. At the Metropolitan Opera, Owens returned as the vengeful Alberich in the final installments of Robert Lepage's new Ring Cycle, Siegfried and Götterdämmerung, both of which were broadcast live in high definition to cinemas around the world. He also joined Pinchas Zukerman and the National Arts Centre Orchestra for Verdi's Requiem, and reprised his role as The Storyteller in A Flowering Tree with Robert Spano and the Atlanta Symphony.